the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
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A pair of press organizations are using their power as shareholders of media giant Paramount to demand that its owners David and Larry Ellison produce records related to two recent acquisitions. buff.ly/UVCvFNJ
Anthony Michael Kreis
Tits McGee
derek guy
The American Prospect
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Really looking forward to this:
New from me: "Entity voting" has survived its 1st legal challenge. A Delaware court ruled that it does not dilute the votes of humans in violation of the Del. Constitution, which requires “free & equal” elections.
The "free & equal" text appears in many state constitutions.
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